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Fournier’s gangrene at a tertiary health facility in northwestern Tanzania: a single centre experiences with 84 patients

BACKGROUND: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare, rapidly progressive, necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia and perineum, leading to soft-tissue necrosis. Despite antibiotics and aggressive debridement, the mortality rate of FG remains high. This study describes our experiences in the manag...

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Autores principales: Chalya, Phillipo L., Igenge, John Z., Mabula, Joseph B., Simbila, Samson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26416258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1493-1

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